A Bangor Daily News report on drug running along the I-95 corridor noted studies of drug-related mortality patterns in Maine done by Marcella Sorg, a UMaine forensic anthropologist who is also the state’s anthropologist and works in the state medical examiner’s office. Sorg told the BDN Friday that oxycodone, methadone and benzodiazepines are the primary […]
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UMaine psychology faculty member Cynthia Erdley was mentioned in a Fox News story about a teen-produced radio show that documents the effects of bullying. In an interview on the radio show, Erdley said bullies often act out to elevate their own social status. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center at UMaine, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News story about a study on regional vernacular by the University of Wisconsin, Madison, which includes some Maine expressions included in the “Dictionary of American Regional English.” MacDougall noted that a book on Maine vernacular by former University of […]
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In a Portland Press Herald report on improvements to Portland’s deep-water berth, a Portland city official cited a 2010 UMaine economic impact study about the importance of the cruise ship industry to Portland and the rest of the state. The study found that in 2008, more than 47,000 passengers from 31 cruise ships pumped $5.8 […]
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The website Clean Technica has a story about a commercial tidal power generator being installed soon in Cobscook Bay. The story noted that UMaine School of Marine Sciences environmental monitoring and fish studies will be conducted alongside the generator. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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A new customer service training program in which UMaine is collaborating with other organizations was noted in a Bangor Daily News column. The web-based “Welcome ME: Quality Customer Service Training for Maine Businesses” program helps companies improve their customer service efforts. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at UMaine, commented in the New York Times political blog The Caucus about Maine’s U.S. Senate race. Brewer said Democrat U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who has announced she will not run for Senate, likely bowed out of the race because her House seat was going to be safe for […]
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A book written by Rich Kent, a UMaine associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development, was reviewed on the National Writing Project website. The reviewer, UMaine alumna Emilie Brand Manhart, wrote that “Writing on the Bus: Using Athletic Team Notebooks and Journals to Advance Learning and Performance in Sports,” offers a balanced […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a report on a project for which Nathan Weise, a UMaine professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a team of students will collaborate with the Blue Hill-based company PowerWise to allow 50 households in the Blue Hill area to track their energy use in both real time and over […]
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A UMaine student was featured Wednesday in the Bangor Daily News’ Photo of the Day. Vinni Nesin, a student from Lincoln, was enjoying the relatively warm temperatures by riding her skateboard on campus. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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